Household mixer



Apr-i121, 1936. wm "2,038,256

HOUSEHOLD MIXER Filed May 13 1932 llllllllll .1

or at a speed not i P atented Apr. ,21, [1936 UNITED srArEs PATENT OFFICE swift? Horace 0. Wright, ou Park, 111., Chicago Flexible Shaft Company,

aulgnor to Chicago, 111.,

a corporation of Illinois Application m 13, 1932, Serial No. 611,145

' a claim. (01. 259-84) I 5-5 of Fig. 3, with the bowl supporting turntable & This invention relates to mixers of the household type.

It is desired in mixers of this type to use mixin bowls of different sizes or diameters according to the nature and quantity of the ingredients being mixed. It is also desired to support the selected mixing bowl so that it is free. to be rotated by the action of the beater elementon the contents of the bowl and by such contents against the side wall of the bowl. Heretofore, this has been at-. tained by supporting the mixing bowl, large or small, on a turntable and .by providing separate mountings for the turntable so that it may -be removed from one mounting'and placed in another according to the diameter of the bowl selected,in each mounting the side wall of therespective, bowl being located in fixed proximity to --the beater element. 'While for general purposes this fixed proximity between the side wall of the bowl and the beater element'has its advantages, nevertheless, there are times when, because of the nature of the ingredients and the work to' be performed, the bowl may -be rotated too. rapidly v suitable for the work. The chief object of my invention is, therefore, to provide means for controlling the speed of rotation of the mixing bowl while the bowl is free to rotate in either direction and rotation is imparted by the action of the beater element on the con tents of the bowl and withoutremoving the bowl or the turntable, as the case may be, from its mounting.

To this end my invention contemplates the provision of a mounting for one or more bowls so that the selected bowl may rotate freely about a vertical axis with the side wall of the bowl in operative relation to a rotary beater element, and means for effecting relative horizontal movement between the side wall of the bowl and the beater element without removing the bowl from its mounting for the purpose of controlling the speed of rotation of the bowl.

' Other objects and attendant advantages will be appreciated as the invention becomes better understoodby reference to'the following'description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in .Which..

Figure-1 is a front elevation of a household. mixer with the mixing bowl and'its mounting in 5 vertical section, embodying my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are plan sections taken on the lines 2 -4," and 3--3, respectively, of Figure 1; I

Fig. 4 is'a front view; of the base shown in Fig. 3; i

Fig. 5 is a'vertical section taken on the line in elevation;

Fig. 6 is a plan section similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modiflod'form of bowl mounting; and

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the of Fig.6. I

line 1-1 5 My invention is applicable to any mixer. particularly of the type adapted for household uses, such asthe mixing and beating of liquids and batters, mashing and whipping potatoes, and the 10 mixing and folding of, ingredients of -difl.'erent kinds as in making cakes, omelets, meat loaves, etc. In these practices, it is desirable to use mixing bowls of different diameters, such for example as a set" of bowls comprising a large and a small diameter bowl, and to mount the selected bowl so that it will be rotated freely by the action of the beater element on the contents of the bowl.

Heretofore, bowls of on a turntable and this kind have been supported v I provision has been made for mounting the turntable in separate hearings or supports at diflerent locationson a base so that by removing and would be properly remounting the turntable it located with respect to the heater element according to the mixing bowl be-' mg used. As a result of such an arrangement the beater element was located in fixed proximity to the side wall of each bowl which has its desirable features so'far as general use is. concernedbut lacks any meansfor varying the speed of rotation of the bowl except bychanging thespeed of the batter element. My invention provides for controlling the speed of rotation of any selected'bowl without removing the bowl from its mounting and consequently enables the operator to quickly and easily obtain the desired proximity between the rotating beater element and the side wallof .the

mixing bowl according to the conditions at hand.

In the drawing 1, have shown a mixer of the kind disclosed in application, Serial No. 481,193, filed September 11,1930. This includes a base designated generally by H porting portion I2 and having a bowl supa motor supporting portion l3, the latter carrying an upright standard 14 carrying an electric motor l5 which overreaches the bowl supporting portion l2 and is equipped at its forward end with one or more vertical beater shafts it each having at its lower end a heater element l1.

' ard I4 to swing about a the motor i5 is pivotally by such movement the swung from the vertical In this construction mounted on the standhorizontal-axis so that beater element may be operative position here shown to an inoperative position above the top of the mixing bowl. The beater elements will be 'base of the smaller bowl tion of the bowl is adapted to be supported on a turntable designated generally by 22. This turntable, as well as its bearing mounting, is the subject matter oi a separate application for patent, Serial No. 618,975, filed June 23, 1932, which has now matured into Patent No. 1,926,910, Sept. 12, 1933, in which case the turntable is shaped seat forthe base of the bowl I 8, as shown in Fig. 1, and a separate concentric seat 23 for the 2!. The turntable also has attached to its bottom a flxedspindle 24 mounted on roller bearings in a casing 25. This casing is retained in position onthe spindle 24 and constitutes a unit with the turntable and is,

therefore, removable with the latter.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1-5, inclusive, the bearing casing 25 is suitably supported on' a lever 26 which is pivotally attached at one end to the base at 21 and projects at its opposite end through an opening 23 in the front apron of the base, the projecting end 29 serving as a handle by means of which the lever may be swung back and forth in a horizontal plane. To permit of this movement the base portion I2 is provided with an arcuate opening 3| for passage of the turntable mounting, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Suitable means is provided for retaining the lever in any position to which it may be rations 32 formed along the lower edge of the opening 28 and a. detent 33 formed on one edge of the lever handle sen'ations. In this form the turntable and mixing bowl are supported on the lever which in turn is supported at both ends on the base and has lateral projections 34 which bear against the under side of the base and preventtilting of the lever.

With the parts as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, it

will be apparent that the handle 29 of the lever may be moved either to the left or the right to increase or decrease the distance between the side wall of the bowl element. By such adjustment the speed of rotation of the bowl is definitely controlled, it being apparent, as described above, that the bowl, to-

gether with the-turntable, is free to rotateas a mixing how} by varying-the effective action of unit in the bearing casing 25 and will be rotated by the action of the beater element on the contents of the bowl. Control of the speed of rotadesirable in certain operations, since it permits the operator to quickly and easily secure the most effective mixing or beating of the particular ingredients.

In Figs. 6 and '7 I-have shown another form of my invention in which the turntable is mounted on a slide or carriage 35 slidable back and forth in a rectilinear path in a slot-way 3G in the base portion l2. This slidable mounting of the turntable may be accomplished by any suitable means, in this particular instance the slidable part 35 being retained in position by a springpressed member 31 acting against the under side of the base portion l2; a coiled spring 33 being used and retained against downward displacedriven bythe motor,

elements mounted in.

. have provided beater element to provide an annular in the present instance, of ser- 29 for engagement with the IS and the adjacent beater v turntable having concentric flanges for receiving and restraining vessels of ment by lugs as on the carriage 35.- The bowl mounting is thus slidable back and forth on the base through the same range of movement as e'fi'ected by the lever 26 and it is yieldingly retained in any set position by reason of the frictional engagement imposed by the spring-pressed member 31.

From the foregoing it will bemaniiest that I means operative between the and the mixing bowl whereby relative movement may be obtained between the side wall of the bowl and the beater element for the purpose of controlling the speed of rotation of the bowl without removing the bowl fromits mounting. It should b means of adjusting the beater element instead 01' the bowl. Furthermore, the mixing bowl and the turntable may be considered as a unitary structure insofar as concerns the function ofco'nport for flat bottom bowls of different diameters. Z5

My invention may,

different forms and spirit and scope of the I claim:

the spindle is Journaled,

therefore, be embodied in constructions within the appended claims.

being arranged so that upon moving the handle horizontally, the lever will be to rotate through its spindle mounting,

whereby said lever is operable to control rotation of the 2..In a mixing machine having a base and a laterally fixed mixing implement, a slot in said base, a. lever pivoted to said base and having its other end extending outward from said base, a ferrule. on said lever extending into said slot, a

diflerent diameters, and v a stud on the bottom of said turntable fitting into the ferrule, whereby said turntable may be moved laterally to locate the mixing implement.

3.15 a mixing machine having a base, a slot in said base, a standard thereon carrying a motor oifset laterally at its upper end,-a pair oi vertical es els with ec iq 70 spindles rotatably driven from said motor and 7 carrying heaters thereon, a lever pivoted to said base and having its free end extending outwardly from said base and providing a handle for moving it, a ferrule on said lever extending into said slot, a turntable having a flange for receiving and restraining a vessel, and a stud on the bottom of said turntable fitting into said ferrule rotatably mounting the turntable on the lever, whereby said turntable may be moved laterally to locate the vessel with respect to the mixing implement during operation of the mixing machine.

- HORACE C. WRIGHT. 

